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I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

President 2-3

Advocacy 4

Delegate 5

Programs and

Fundraising

6

Mentorship 7

Awards 8-13

CPBC 13

Membership 14

CSHP 2015 15

Canadian Society of

Hospital Pharmacists

Brit ish Columbia Branch

J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4 O U R R O L E

CSHP will advocate on

behalf of hospital pharma-

cists in a timely manner.

CSHP will ensure organiza-

tional sustainability and

effectiveness.

CSHP will serve its mem-

bers through improved

membership services.

CSHP will improve patient

medication outcomes and

safety by advancing practice

excellence through CSHP

2015.

March 2015 is Pharmacy Awareness Month (PAM).

PAM is an annual, national event to celebrate the profession of pharmacy and to recognize the

many ways in which pharmacists and pharmacy technicians contribute to the care, health and

wellness of patients.

Check out the CSHP BC Branch and CSHP National websites for resources in helping you

organize an event at your practice site. Be sure to take lots of pictures to use for your submission

for BC Branch’s annual PAM award. Deadline is April 30/15.

Connect to CSHP BC on social media to be the first

to hear about PAM updates and initiatives. To build

on last year’s Twitter campaign, we will once again

be encouraging pharmacy team members to tweet

their interventions throughout the day. If you have a

clever #hashtag, feel free to send it to us. It might

end up being used nation-wide! Stay tuned for

further information about this year’s Twitter

campaign as they become available.

If you haven’t already, please follow us on Twitter

and like us on Facebook.

CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members

Like us on facebook www.facebook.com/cshpbc

Follow us on twitter @CSHPBCBranch

Want the latest updates and be

connected to CSHP BC?

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http://www.cshp.ca/advocacy/paw_e.asp

http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/pharm_aware.html

http://www.facebook.com/cshpbc

https://www.facebook.com/cshpbc

https://twitter.com/CSHPBCBranch/

P A G E 2

Happy New Year!

A new year means a new CSHP BC Branch Council. We are pleased to have some familiar faces

return to council but it is also great to see some first time council members joining us. I would like to

welcome the members of the 2015 CSHP BC Branch Council who are as follows:

I would also like to thank those who have just completed terms. We appreciate your excellent work. None of the work CSHP

BC does would be possible without the efforts of volunteers like you.

I am looking forward to working with Branch Council in the year ahead

to advance the cause of hospital pharmacy in BC. We plan to continue

the strong advocacy work that has been the hallmark of recent years'

Branch Council activities.

Pharmacy Awareness Month in March represents an excellent oppor-

tunity to raise awareness and advocate for our profession. This year

CSHP BC Branch will again spearhead initiatives to educate the public,

elected officials and other health disciplines about pharmacists' role

and our value to the health care system. We will have an active social

media presence, and will again run a hospital pharmacy themed

Twitter campaign. We hope to coordinate with other branches across

Canada so that we can stimulate a cross-country conversation. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook and join the conver-

sation. We encourage you to begin planning for Pharmacy Awareness Month events at your site. CSHP BC will make shared

PAM resources available via the website and we encourage you share and novel or fun ideas you may have with others. Let’s

make this Pharmacy Awareness Month one to remember!

Message from the President

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Past President — Marianna Leung

Treasurer — Ivy Chow

Programs Chair — Cesilia Nishi

Secretary — Jodie Ford

Fundraising Chair — Anca Jelescu-Bodos

Awards Chair — Herb Wong

National Advocacy Rep — Mits Miyata

Co-Chief Residents — Rince Wong & Harrison Lee

Student Membership Senior Chair — Mitch Prasad

CAPSI Representative — Moh Kazem

Past-President — Karen Dahri

President-Elect — Doson Chua

Treasurer — Gabriel Loh

Programs Chair — Greg Mah

Secretary — Kseniya Chernushkin

Fundraising Chair — Cesilia Nishi

Awards Chair — Marianna Leung

National Advocacy Rep — Anca Jelescu-Bodos

National Delegate — Shirin Abadi

Membership Coordinator — Winnie Ma

Communication Officer — Eric Chu

College of Pharmacists of BC Rep — Anar Dossa

2015 Branch Champion — Steve Shalansky

Co-Chief Residents — Connor Chan & Danika Daley

Student Membership Coordinator — Jarred Kelly

CAPSI Rep — Kevin Sin

Provincial Chapter Chairs:

Northern — Jennifer Hawkes

Interior — Piera Calissi

Fraser Valley — Amber Uhrich

Vancouver Island — Sean Spina & Celia Culley

“CSHP BC Branch will again spearhead initiatives to

educate the public, elected officials and other health

disciplines about pharmacists' role and our value to

the health care system. ”


P A G E 3

“In addition to our

regular events we are

excited to provide a

new offering this year:

Clinical News Briefs.”

Message from the President Your BC Branch is planning another year of excellent continuing

education content. In addition to our regular events we are

excited to provide a new offering this year: Clinical News Briefs.

The first of these was posted on the branch website in December.

These News Briefs will feature a brief update and analysis by a

local clinical expert on breaking news or a practice-changing trial

in the medical literature. Posting our continuing education content

on the website is part of CSHP BC’s commitment to making our

educational content more accessible to members across BC.

CSHP is an excellent organization and I am proud to be part of it.

Its strength is in its membership and in the willingness of members

to get involved. I encourage you all to find a way to participate.

Attend a CE event, participate in Pharmacy Awareness month, be

a mentor, join a committee. Perhaps even consider joining council

in the fall.

I look forward to seeing you at CSHP events over the coming year. If you have questions or

ideas I’d love to hear them. Please do not hesitate to contact me.

Respectfully submitted, Michael Legal President, CSHP BC Branch Branch Webpage: www.cshp-bc.com Email: [email protected] Branch Email: [email protected]

V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4

“Its strength is in its membership and in the willingness of members to get involved..”


CSHP BC AGM 2015 Snapshots

http://www.cshp-bc.com

mailto:[email protected]


National Advocacy Committee

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4

The entry in 2015 also marks my transition in the CSHP National Advocacy Committee BC Chair.

I would like to thank and congratulate Mits Miyata, the outgoing chair, for his passion, consideration and dedication to this role over the past four years. He has enabled many changes and advances in our profession. With the help of pharmacy teams throughout BC, he managed to put in the limelight the value pharmacists bring to our healthcare system, and advocate for enabling them to leverage their skills and knowledge in order to improve patient care.

Thank you Mits Miyata!

Keeping this momentum going is my overarching goal moving forward. Over the next two years, I hope to propel the initiatives started forward. I hope the awareness created through the CSHP informational videos and campaigns will continue to flourish, and future activities will enrich their success. Another one of my goals is to take advantage of the communication channels with the Ministry of Health and take part in creating solutions to maximize the impact of pharmacists in our healthcare system. Also, personally, I hope to move our profession forward and advance the work on collaborative prescribing, which has great potential to bring numerous benefits to patients and our healthcare system.

I would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Pharmacy Awareness Month (PAM) is just around the corner. We are just six weeks away from PAM, taking place in March 2015. The awareness campaign for 2014 was extremely successful, with strong participation throughout the LMPS. I hope the 2015 PAM will be even more successful and better received!

Remember: Awareness resources can be found on our website under Awareness, or just following this link: http://www.cshp-bc.com/templates/pharm_awareness.html

I look forward to my time in this role and it is with great pride I will try to magnify the voice of pharmacists in BC. If you have any suggestions or questions please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Anca Cvaci CSHP BC National Advocacy Representative

CSHP’s National Advocacy Committee (NAC)

is responsible for developing focused

campaign themes, to build awareness among

key decision-makers about the role and value

of hospital pharmacists, and assist in moving

the profession forward. Each province

appoints a representative to this Committee,

and this representative serves both CSHP

National and the Provincial Branch in the

development and roll-out of these campaigns.


Together we can make the 2015 PAM a success

Clinical News Briefs + This is a NEW CSHP members benefit, with pharmacist experts providing a quick presentation on practice-changing or

landmark trials. It’s brief information to help you interpret and incorporate new findings into your practice!

Our first one is on antiplatelets post cardiac stenting by Dr. Doson Chua.

Link is here: http://www.cshp-bc.com/events/events.html

If you deem yourself a pharmacist expert and would like to help out with future news briefs, please contact us via email

[email protected] to express your interest.



http://www.cshp-bc.com/events/events.html


National Delegate


Happy 2015, everyone! I hope the New Year will bring you and your families good health, happiness,

success and prosperity. It is amazing how quickly the years go by, but with every passing year we have

the opportunity to learn more and continue to make a positive difference.

I am honoured to represent you and the BC Branch on CSHP’s National Board and will be attending the

Mid-term Board Meetings in early March. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with Board members

from across the country and CSHP executives and staff to brainstorm about the best ways to deliver on

matters of importance to our members. One of the items that we are in the process of reviewing and

formalizing is CSHP’s new strategic plan for 2015-2018, which the BC Branch had the opportunity to

contribute towards during the strategic planning session at SES 2014. In addition, your feedback from

the membership survey in Spring 2014, observations from environmental scans, follow ups from focus

groups and additional reviews by the CSHP executive team and staff have been very helpful in shaping

the new strategic plan. Your feedback is as always highly valued, so I would encourage you to please

let me know how best CSHP can represent you.

On another note, I would like to invite you to take advantage of CSHP Foundation’s Pharmacy Leadership Academy Scholarship to further develop your leadership skills. This is a fantastic CSHP member benefit that will enable you to optimize your leader-ship skills, regardless of the type of position that you are in. It is a 12 month distance learning program that starts in July 2015, and will cover a number of modules on leadership, financial management, transformational change and innovation, patient safety and quality, technology advancement and system design, and organizational success. For more information, please refer to the CSHP Foundation website, and let me know if you have any questions. Please note the application deadlines are coming up on February 13th, 2015 and March 27th, 2015.

With best wishes,

Shirin Abadi

National Delegate

CSHP BC Branch

“...CSHP Foundation’s Pharmacy Leadership Academy

Scholarship... a 12 month distance learning program

that starts in July 2015”


CSHP BC AGM 2015 Snapshots

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P A G E 6

Programs Committee and Fundraising Once again, the BC Branch organized a successful

series of continuing education events in 2014. I would

like to thank all the members of the Programs Commit-

tee for all their hard work and dedication in putting

together the events this past year. I would also like to

take this opportunity to welcome our Programs Chair-

Elect, Dr. Greg Mah, who will be assuming the role of

Programs Chair in April 2015!

As our events are growing in popularity, the Programs

Committee is always looking for new members. I would

like to invite you to join this enthusiastic group of vol-

unteers to plan and organize this year’s upcoming

events. The Committee usually meets on the first

Tuesday of each month at 6pm. For more information,

do not hesitate to contact us at

[email protected]

Upcoming Events

CSHP Professional Practice Conference 2015 The 46th annual Professional Practice Conference (PPC) will take place January 31st to February 4th For more information on this event and to register online, visit http://www.cshp.ca/events/ppc/2015/index_e.asp

CSHP Annual Banff Seminar 2015 The 2015 Banff Seminar will take place March 20th to 22nd .Online registration and program information can be found at: http://www.cshp.ca/events/BanffSeminar/index_e.asp

CSHP-BC Spring Therapeutics Update 2015 The Spring Therapeutics Update is to be held on

Thursday April 16th, 2015 at Vancouver General

Hospital. This year’s program features the following

speakers and topics:

Dr. Greg Egan—Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Dan Martinusen—Biosimilar Agents

Dr. Wendy Gordon—Antiplatelet Agents

We look forward to your feedback! If you have suggestions for topics and speakers for future events, please email [email protected]. The Programs Committee would like to thank our corporate sponsors for their contributions in 2014. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at our next events!

2014 Sponsor List

Major Benefactors (> $3500)

Astellas Bayer

College of Pharmacists of British Columbia

Hospira Mylan Pendopharm

Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada

Pfizer Sandoz Takeda

Patrons ($1000-1999)

Eli Lilly Merck Novartis

Sponsors ($500-$999)

Sunovion Omega

Laboratories

For additional fundraising opportunities or questions, please contact Cesilia. [email protected]

Cesilia Nishi CSHP BC Programs Chair and Fundraising Chair, 2015

Greg Mah CSHP BC Programs Chair-Elect, 2015

Future Events

January 31 - February 4th, 2015

CSHP Professional Practice

Conference (PPC)

Sheraton Centre, Toronto, ON

March 20 - 22th 2015

Western Branches CSHP Annual

Banff Seminar

Banff Centre, Banff, AB

April 16th 2015

CSHP-BC Spring Therapeutics Update

Paetzold Auditorium, Vancouver General

Hospital, Vancouver, BC


V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4


http://www.cshp.ca/events/ppc/2015/index_e.asp

http://www.cshp.ca/events/BanffSeminar/index_e.asp



Be the difference you want to see.

Sign up to be a CSHP mentor to help

students understand the many aspects of

hospital pharmacy practice.

Sign up HERE



CSHP Student Mentorship Program

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone taking part in the CSHP

Mentorship Program. The Mentorship Program pairs pharmacy students with a practicing hospital pharmacist mentor.

Through this pairing, students are given the opportunity to shadow their mentor and gain a better understanding of the role

of the hospital pharmacist. The shadowing sessions can provide a general overview of hospital pharmacy practice, or a

more detailed look at the mentor’s daily activities in a specialized setting. Many students report that the mentorship program

was instrumental in their decision to pursue a career in hospital pharmacy. Your willingness to help teach keen students and

show them what clinical pharmacy entails is always appreciated!

We are always looking for more mentors to participate in the program, as the number of students wishing to participate is

greater than the number of available mentors. We welcome pharmacists who are involved in distribution services, clinical

services, specialized clinical practice, administration, and any other facet of hospital pharmacy to sign-up to be a mentor.

The program is extremely flexible and can be tailored by the mentor and/or mentee to fit even the busiest of schedules.

If you are interested in participating as a mentor, or would like to learn more, please visit

http://www.cshp-bc.com/mentorship/mentorship.html. or email us at [email protected].

Your willingness to help teach keen students and show them what clinical pharmacy entails is always appreciated.

Winter is an invariably busy time of year for pharmacy students at UBC with assignments due and final exams looming. In

spite of the chaos, we are pleased to report that the annual CAPSI-CSHP Clinical Symposium held on November 19th was a

great success with about 80 students in attendance. The theme of this year’s symposium was Young Leaders in Pharmacy

and we were pleased to welcome the highly accomplished Dr. Hilary Rowe, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Maternal Fetal

Medicine at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and Larry Leung of the UBC Pharmacists Clinic, as our guest speakers. Dr. Rowe and

Mr. Leung spoke about how their journey through the world of pharmacy had brought them to their present positions and

shared some of their personal experiences and tips for success. Students in attendance gained insight into the importance of

being creative and innovative in their future practice and how to inspire change in our rapidly advancing profession.

With the start of a new semester and the New Year we are looking forward to continuing

to advocate for the CSHP. We will be helping to support Pharmacy Awareness Month at

UBC by hosting another clinical symposium in March as well as educating students about

hospital pharmacy and advocating for the profession at the week-long UBC Pharmacy

Awareness Month Health Fair.

Kind Regards,

Jarred Kelly and Mitch Prasad

Student Membership Coordinators

CSHP BC Branch

http://www.cshp-bc.com/mentorship/mentorship.html

http://www.cshp-bc.com/mentorship/mentorship.html




Awards Announcement

AWARDS RECIPIENTS

Past President Award Dr. Karen Dahri

Distinguished Service Award Dr. Mary H.H. Ensom

Meritorious Service Award Dr. Zahra Kanji

Mentorship Award Dr. Karen Shalansky

New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award (New Award) Dr. Hilary Rowe

Doctor of Pharmacy Award Sarah Burgess

Publication Award

1. Review Article

2. Original Research

1. Dr. Glen Brown

Cotrimoxazole- Optimal dosing in the critically ill. Ann Intensive Care 2014, 4:13

DOI:10.1186/2110-5820-4-13

2. Dr. Vincent Mabasa, Dr Damen Man

Special thanks: Marsha Fajardo, Karen Hertslet, Patty Tarbet.

Feasibility of ASsisTed WARfarin Dosing by Clinical Pharmacy Support Assistants

(FAST-WARD Study). Can J Hosp Pharm 2014 May-Jun;67(3):220-225

Pharmacy Practice Residency Award 1. Manish Khullar

Coauthors: Dr. Sean Gorman, Dr. Richard Slavik, Dr. Nicole Bruchet, Sarah

Murray, Brett Hamilton, Dr. Dawn Dalen

“Contribution of hospital pharmacy residents to resolution of drug therapy

problems for patients: RES-DTP study”

2. Emma Reid

Coauthors: Dr. Greg Egan, Nichoe Huan

“Managing the incidence of selective reporting bias: a survey of

Cochrane review groups”

3. Yvonne Huang

Coauthors: Dr. Alison Alleyne, Dr. Vivian Leung, Dr. Michael Chapman,

Dr. Benjamin Mack

“Urosepsis due to Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Organisms:

Risk factors and Clinical Outcomes Maria Machado Memorial Education Program Award Dr. Marianna Leung

Renal Transplant Patient Education Pamphlets

Pharmacy Awareness Week Award BC Cancer Agency — Vancouver Centre

Royal Columbian Hospital

Pharmacy Practice Award

(Poster Competition)

Wendy Luong, Nick House, Dr. Michael Legal, Dr. Peter Loewen, Dr. Patricia

Gerber, Dr. Angela Kim-Sing, Dr. Peter Zed

“Opportunities to enhance institutional Experiential Education:

Mutually Beneficial Activities Analysis”

CSHP 2015 Success Story

(BC Branch)

Dr. Richard Slavik and Interior Health Clinical Pharmacists

“From Audience to Stage: Story of Transformational Change Starring

IH Pharmacists”

BC Branch Participation Award

Large Hospital

Medium Hospital

Small Hospital

Lion’s Gate Hospital

Peace Arch Hospital

Langley Memorial Hospital

Future Professional Pharmacy Student Award

(Sponsor: McKesson Canada)

Kimberly Hilchie

PPC Continuing Education Travel Grant

(Sponsor: Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada Inc.)

Ann-Marie Liberman, Jamie Steeves,

Dr. Janice Yeung, Kris Zutter

Most Outstanding Recruiter of Active Members (NEW) Uncontested

Most Outstanding Recruiter of Student Supporters (NEW) Mitch Prasad

Recruitment Raffle Draw (NEW) Dr. Karen Dahri, Jenn Day, Jarred Kelly

1. Congratulations to the following CSHP-BC Branch Award Winners for 2014:



Awards Announcement 2. Pharmacy Awareness Week (PAW) Award Winner 2013:

The most impressive Pharmacy Awareness Month 2014 campaign was tied between BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre

and Royal Columbian Hospital. This year’s winners not only spread pharmacy awareness within their sites with the use of

booths, games and presentations but they also went above and beyond to reach out externally with tireless tweeting and the BC

Cancer Agency’s President paying a tribute to the Pharmacy Team (BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre) or conducting Phar-

macy tours and producing a fun video on ‘Why does it take so long for medications to come up from Pharmacy?’ (Royal Colum-

bian Hospital).

With support from the CSHP BC branch, we had a total of 7 submissions, including the BC Cancer Agency (Vancouver), BC Chil-

dren’s & Women’s, Langley Memorial Hospital, Lions Gate Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital and Royal

Jubilee Hospital. Each pharmacy department ran an impressive campaign on promoting the role of pharmacists and technicians

to other healthcare professionals and the public.

Award Winners 2014

Past President Award Meritorious Service Award Distinguished Service Award

Mentorship Award Doctor of Pharmacy Award New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner

Award

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Award Winners 2014

Publication Award (Review Article) Publication Award (Original Research) Maria Machado Memorial Award

Pharmacy Residency Award Pharmacy Residency Award Pharmacy Residency Award

Future Professional Pharmacy

Student Award

CSHP 2015 Success Story Award Pharmacy Practice Award



Award Winners 2014

Branch Participation

Large Hospital


Medium Hospital


Small Hospital

Pharmacy Awareness Month Award Pharmacy Awareness Month Award

3. Upcoming Award Deadlines

Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada Continuing Education Travel Grant

Deadline is March 31, 2015.

For eligibility and application form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/ppc_travel.html

Compassionate Membership Grant **NEW**

Deadline is March 31, 2015.

For eligibility and application form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/comp_memb.html

Pharmacy Awareness Month Award

Deadline is April 30, 2015.

For more information and application form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/pharm_aware.html

Awards Committee

http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/ppc_travel.html

http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/comp_memb.html

http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/pharm_aware.html



Awards Committee 4. NEW Awards and Grant

Did you know..........that CSHP-BC Branch has established some new awards and grant?

a) Recruitment Awards

Category 1: Most Outstanding Recruiter of Active Members (excluding students) - $150 cash prize

Category 2: Most Outstanding Recruiter of Student Supporters - $50 cash prize

All other members or student supporters who have a minimum of 1 recruitee will be entered in a prize draw for one of the

four $25 gift cards at the Annual General Meeting. Each new recruit confers one extra raffle draw for the recruiter. The more

members you recruit, the better your odds! Please ensure your name and CSHP Membership ID# is recorded on the new

member’s application form to be eligible for this award!

Deadline for submission of Registrations Forms: October 31, 2015

b) Compassionate Membership Grant

Description: This grant helps CSHP-BC Branch members to continue their involvement with CSHP, even at times of finan-

cial hardship. Up to 3 applicants annually may receive this grant to renew their CSHP membership.

Eligibility/Deadline: Applicants must be CSHP members with one year of membership and are unable to continue with their

CSHP membership because of illness, unemployment, retirement or other reasonable causes.

The application deadline is March 31, 2015

c) New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award

Description: This award recognizes new hospital pharmacy practitioners who demonstrate promising leadership, dedication

and commitment to practice excellence. The award consists of a plaque and a cash prize of $500.

Eligibility/Deadline: The nominee must be an active CSHP-BC Branch member with a minimum of 1 year membership, com-

pleted an undergraduate pharmacy program within the past 5 years and has practised in an organized healthcare setting

since graduation.

For eligibility and nomination form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/new_practitioner_award.html

The application deadline is August 31, 2015.

5. Uncontested Awards

I’m happy to report that almost all awards were given to well deserving pharmacists last year! We need YOUR help to con-

tinue to recognize the achievement of your colleagues and nominate them for one of the CSHP-BC Branch Awards.

Continuing Education Travel Grant

March 31/15

Compassionate Membership Grant March 31/15

Pharmacy Awareness Month Award

April 30/15

New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award

August 31/15

Pharmacy Practice Residency Award August 31/15

Publication Awards (Original Research/Review Article) August 31/15

Upcoming Award Deadlines

http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/new_practitioner_award.html


Awards Committee 6. Thank you to our Volunteers of 2014!

Firstly to Herb Wong, Awards Chair 2013-14, who has established a number of new awards/grant during

his term for the benefits of our members, with support from CSHP-BC Branch. The awards process was

so well orchestrated largely due to his diligence, stamina and tireless efforts. Check out his creative video

on the various CSHP-BC Branch awards at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FtmHH0pBNk

Secondly to our most trusted BC Branch Award Committee members: Alison Alleyne, Carolyn Bubbar, Robin Cho,

Marie de Haan, Anca Jelescu-Bodos, Vanessa Paquette, Hilary Rowe, Hilary Wu, Catharina Yih, Alison Yong.

Lastly to our tireless volunteers: Without your time, effort, dependability and expertise, the 2014 award assignment would have been

impossible to achieve with such success. Both Herb and I cannot thank you all enough.

Ontario Branch Literary Awards: Alison Alleyne, Michelle Co, Karen Dahri, Marianna Leung, Dorothy Li, Jonathan Mailman, Lynne Nakashima, Brandi Newby, Anthony Tung, Herb Wong Practice Residency (Project) Award: Carolyn Bubbar, Sandra Chang, Ada Chiu, Robin Cho, Celia Culley, Jane DeLemos, Zahra Kanji, Gordon Klammer, Wynnie Lau, Marianna Leung, Tim Leung, Dorothy Li, Cliff Lo, Gabe Loh, Winnie Ma, Damen Man, Rumi McGloin, Claire McLeod, Lynne Nakashima, Brandi Newby, Karen Ng, Anne Nguyen, Erica Otto, Vanessa Paquette, Jillian Reardon, Victoria Su, Ricky Turgeon, Herb Wong, Flora Young

Special thanks to: Marcel Romanick and Bharti Thomas of Alberta Health Services

Pharmacy Practice (Poster) Award: Karen Dahri, Greg Mah, Janice Yeung

BC Branch Publication Awards (CSHP Ontario-Branch Members): Larissa Boychuk, Cathy Burger, Janice Ma, Holly Meginnis, Gary Wong

CSHP 2015 Success Story Award: Anca Jelescu-Bodos, Marianna Leung

Marianna Leung

Awards Chair

CSHP BC Branch

College Offers Collaborative Practice CE Program The College of Pharmacists of BC recognizes the importance of integration within the pharmacy and across the health care team.

This is why the College partnered with the UBC College of Health Disciplines to deliver a continuing education program for

pharmacists and pharmacy technicians that promotes interdisciplinary relationships.

Participants will learn through self-directed online modules, which outline the key steps for successful collaborative practice. The

modules include:

1) Interprofessional Communication 4) Team Functioning

2) Patient/Client/Family/Community-Centred Care 5) Interprofessional Conflict Management

3) Role Clarification 6) Collaborative Leadership

Participants who complete the online modules are eligible to attend a regional in-person workshop to put their

new knowledge, skills and abilities into practice. The regional workshops will take place on February 10, 12,

17, and 19. Find out more about the program on the College website and register today!

Brooke Forbes

Communication Specialist

College of Pharmacists of BC

College of Pharmacists of BC

Anar Dossa

Chair of College of Pharmacists of BC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FtmHH0pBNk

http://www.bcpharmacists.org

Membership Update

P A G E 1 4

Happy New Year to all of our CSHP members! CSHP BC Branch contin-

ues to be a strong voice for hospital pharmacists, and our membership

currently stands at 519 members, with 134 student members.

Planning for Pharmacy Awareness Month is already underway and we

would invite all of our members to consider starting up a planning

committee at your site to come up with creative ways to promote our

profession! Please visit CSHP BC branch site for PAM resources and

ideas. http://www.cshp-bc.com/templates/pharm_awareness.html

Do you work with someone who is interested in becoming a member? Sign up a new CSHP member and be rewarded! In doing so, you will be eligible for a $10 coupon towards your next renewal. Did you know CSHP BC has a Recruitment Award? The member who signs

up the most new active members wins a $250 recruitment award (or $50 for

the student member award). Remember to include your name as the recruiter

on the new member’s application.

Please contact me at [email protected] for any

membership related questions or concerns.

Winnie Ma

Membership Chairperson

CSHP BC Branch

Benefits of CSHP Membership:

Opportunities to participate in advocacy campaigns to advance practice

Be eligible for numerous awards and grants at the Branch and National

levels (over 20!)

Attend quality, accredited continuing education events

Connect with pharmacists in your practice area and exchange ideas on

the Pharmacy Specialty Network (PSN)

Access exclusive partner discount programs, including liability

insurance, home and automobile insurance plans, car and hotel rental

discounts, gift baskets and flowers discounts

Annual subscription to the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Has your membership expired?

“Renew online today at to take advantage of these exclusive member benefits:

Competitively-priced professional malpractice/liability insurance, home/auto insurance

Discounted rates for continuing education events and webinars

Complimentary subscription to Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (CJHP)

Eligibility for CSHP research grants and awards

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Join us for our Next CSHP 2015 Webinar!

Hospital Insulin Pen Implementation – What You Need to Know!

Monday January 26th at

0900h PT, 1000h MT, 1100h CT, 1200h ET, 1300h AT, 1330h NT

or Thursday January 29th at

1200h PT, 1300h MT, 1400h CT, 1500h ET, 1600h AT, 1630h NT

Presented by: Sara Kynicos, M.Pharm, R.Ph

Pharmacy Operations Manager, Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto Rehab Institute, University Heath Network

Duration: 1 hour

THIS IS A CSHP MEMBER BENEFIT (NO CHARGE) PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONLY ONE SESSION AND ONLY ONE RSVP FOR A GROUP

In recent years there has been growing interest in using insulin pen devices for subcutaneous insulin administration in hospitals. Although risks exist, transitioning to insulin pens correctly can have a number of benefits related to safety, nurse and patient satisfaction, cost, wastage and transitions of care support.

The purpose of this webinar is to describe experiences from pen implementation projects, including the benefits and risks identified. When planning to implement pens a number of factors need to be considered, including staff education and dispensing processes which are crucial aspects in circumventing risk.

In this session, challenges and opportunities will be discussed and tools that have been created shared, in hopes that these will facilitate discussion within your own institution

Target audience: hospital pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy leaders.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. To summarize benefits and risks of insulin pen use in a hospital setting 2. To utilize available tools and practical tips that can assist in insulin pen conversions 3. To recognize outcome measures that may be attained from insulin pen conversions

CSHP would like to thank Pfizer Canada Inc. for their unrestricted financial support of the CSHP 2015 initiative which has made webinars for CSHP members possible

If you have a CSHP 2015 success story you’d like to share as a webinar please contact: [email protected].

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